Magical Midterm

It’s a known fact that midterms suck. I mean, who wants to have to remember all that information they throw at you in lecture? Not me.

The sad truth: you have to take the midterm anyway.

So when I walk into Food Science this morning, silently reviewing the hydrogenation of cis bonds, I expected the “midterm routine”. Take out your #2 pencils. Write your name on the top of the Scantron. No, don’t actually write “Your Name”. Turn your phones off (aka – on silent). Sit every other seat. DON’T TALK TO ANYONE! Put away your notes. And begin.

This time was different.

A movie clip comes on the projector. I recognize the pre-teen versions of Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, all dressed up in purple and gold scarves. That’s right. My professor is playing Harry Potter before our midterm.

I stare at the screen in awe, momentarily forgetting I had to recall all sorts of Food Science crap in a just a few moments. And then, Alan Rickman appears on-screen in his awesome Snape-cape, and says: “Someone might think you’re…up to something.”

That just made my day.